Ely Tacchella

Career

Association

The German -speaking Ticino Neuchâtel with roots began his footballing career at Cantonal Neuchâtel and changed in 1960 in the capital of the canton of Vaud, Lausanne to Lausanne-Sports. With the Blue-Whites, he won already in the 1961/62 season the trophy success, repeated this 1963/64, and won crowning the champion in the round 1964/65 against Young Boys Bern. In the years 1962, 1963, 1969 and 1970 he had to settle for the runner with his club. Similarly, the reliable defender lost in 1967 against FC Basel in a second edition of the Cup final. With the " kings of the night " ( the team was so named because she was under the lights playing on the Pontaise almost unbeatable ), he also took 1965/66 at the European Cup of Champions against Sparta Prague in the years 1963, 1965 and 1968 in competition at the Cup Winners part. 1965 failed Tacchella with his team until later in the Cup Winners West Ham United. In the 1970/71 season, he finished his career at Neuchatel Xamax.

National

Tacchella played a total of 42 times for Switzerland. His debut in the " Nati " He was in the World Cup qualifier against Belgium on May 20, 1961 in a 2-1 victory at home in Lausanne. Therefore, he was also the playoff against Sweden in Berlin on 12 November 1961 at the use. The game was won 2-1 in Switzerland and went to the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile. There Tacchella defended in all three group matches against Chile, Germany and Italy. Even with the successful qualifiers for the World Cup in England in 1966, he served as defense guarantor on the spot. At the World Cup itself he only came in lost 0:5 with gates opening match against Germany on 12 July in Sheffield used. After the 1:4 defeat on 15 October 1969, at the World Cup qualifier against Greece in Thessaloniki he ended his international career after 42 missions. Ely Tacchella had worn the Captain- binding in the national team from 1967.

Personal

Tacchella was district commander and chief of the military Vorunterrichts in the Canton of Neuchâtel and captain of the Swiss Army.

Swell

  • The Nati, Verlag Die Werkstatt, 2006, ISBN 3-89533-532-0
  • The major European football book, Volume 2, Nuttelmann Sports Publishing, 1999, ISBN 3-930814-02-1
  • National football team ( Switzerland )
  • Swiss
  • Born in 1936
  • Man
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